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BlueAlf
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I wonder if the 'Eight' in question has something to do with that mobile suit computer thing.
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Deacon Blues
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That's the quantum computer from the Cosmic Era. This takes place in a different timeline. It may be a bit of a nitpick here, but Kamoshida isn't credited an " original creator" for this work, which is pretty important to note. Unlike his novel series (where he's credited for 'original work'), he's only tagged as scriptwriter for this. I know that may seem trivial, but people (elsewhere) are making it out like he's got free rein to run wild with everything (not even the last AU manga Gundam Burai had that freedom). |
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Arale Kurashiki
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I would say "scriptwriter" is a much higher position than "original creator" for a pre-existing franchise like Gundam. The "original creator" in this case will always always be Tomino (who doesn't care at all) and Hajime Yatate (who is not a real person). Neither of those are doing anything compared to a scriptwriter who is, yknow, writing the whole thing.
I'm sure he has as much freedom as anyone else would with a licensed property. |
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Deacon Blues
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Yes, Hajime Yatate is the pseudonym for the Sunrise Planning Office. The name represents everyone involved in drafting the plan for the project (in this case, staffers from Gundam Ace are lumped into it since it was their idea for the project). The planning office is, for all intents and purposes, the heart and brain. There would be no scriptwriter without this original starting point. So they can't really be in a more important position than the originators of the projects themselves. Gundam Ace is a very different beast when it comes to their pet projects, so I wouldn't diminish the efforts of the "original creator" position when it comes to this (look at Unicorn, for example). |
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SrkSano
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[quote="Deacon Blues"]
I mean, we have the Despair Gundam Memory Sequel manga where people do all kinds of insanity like erasing people with thoughts and a woman gave birth to rifle. With the manga barely featuring mecha. The Thunderbolt manga pretty much breaks Universal Century lore with each new chapter. Just me personally, but I think we are way past the point of Gundam manga creators having free rein. Or at the least, even within the restrictions it seems like they are given a ton of leeway. |
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Deacon Blues
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[quote="SrkSano"]
The caveat for Thunderbolt was that he was able to do what he wanted from day one. That was the stipulation. Stories that fall in magazines outside of Gundam Ace aren't given the oversight that those in it are. That's also why titles like Gundam Aggressor are also a bit on the crazy side too for a OYW entry. That's how it's consistently been, more or less. Oddly enough, it's incredibly challenging to craft Gundam manga considering how much setting material has to be outright licensed for use (uniforms, weapons, etc). Sunrise only tends to care about titles that grace the pages of Gundam Ace and couldn't care less about the outliers so long as they get their licensing share. Ace likes to take itself more seriously than other publications. |
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